The essays in this collection offer hope with their new ideas and ways of seeing. Upon finishing each essay, I wanted to rush back to my office to make changes to how I offer care! Abraham Verghese sets the tone for the book in his foreword with idioms like “stories change our lives,” and “narrative moves us.” This is followed by an eloquent introduction by the editor about the power of stories and how narrative can drive advocacy. This book is a collection of previously published essays from the health policy journal Health Affairs. The section of the journal entitled “Narrative Matters” publishes writing that begins with a personal story and ends with a policy message. For those of us who cling to medical humanities to preserve the soul of medicine, the writing in this book reminds us of the power of the lived experience in faceless policy debates and health care administration.
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